Cue ball - white
1 & 9 - yellow
2 & 10 - blue
3 & 11 - red
4 & 12 - purple, but pink is used on televised tournaments in the US
5 & 13 - orange
6 & 14 - green
7 & 15 - brown
8 - black
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White - Cue Ball (may have one or more colored dots)
Yellow - 1, striped is 9 and 17
Blue - 2, striped is 10 and 18
Red - 3, striped is 11 and 19
Purple - 4, striped is 12 and 20 - for televised games, pink is used
Orange - 5, striped is 13 and 21
Green - 6, striped is 14
Brown - 7, striped is 15
Black - 8
The striped balls follow the same sequence as the solid balls.
The 9 is the same as the 1, yellow.
The 10 is blue - like the 2.
The 11 is red - like the 3.
The 12 is purple - like the 4. However, this is pink for televised events in the US.
The 13 is orange - like the 5.
The 14 is green - like the 6.
The 15 is brown - like the 7. The televised event version is lighter, a tan.
Only 9 different colors are used for 8 ball and straight pool, 9 ball, and Baseball pool.
Cue ball - white
Yellow - 1, 9 and 17
Blue - 2, 10, and 18
Red - 3, 11, and 19
Purple - 4, 12, 20
Orange - 5, 13, and 21
Green - 6, 14
Brown - 7, 15
Black - 8
The only exception to this is the 4 and 12 - for televised events, these are change to pink as it was determined it was easier for viewers to observe.